Man dies after falling 20 feet from ledge in Journal Square

An unidentified man who appeared to be homeless fell roughly 20 feet to his death from a narrow ledge at the Journal Square Transportation Center on Friday afternoon, according to Port Authority officials.

The man was seen sitting on a ledge located at the “kiss and ride” parking lot facing Summit Avenue shortly after 5 p.m., Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said.

“Witnesses say he appeared to be dozing off to sleep when he fell off the ledge,” Coleman said. “He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.”

The man, who had no identification on him, was unresponsive when authorities arrived on the scene and suffered severe head injuries from landing on a cement walkway below, Coleman said.

The man was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m., he said.

The state Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has taken over the investigation into the man’s identity, said Coleman.